Dan 3:4-6 Then the herald loudly proclaimed: "To you the command is given, O peoples, nations and men of every language, (5) that at the moment you hear the sound of the horn, flute, lyre, trigon, psaltery, bagpipe and all...
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The Totalitarian Regime of the RASN
Exo 5:1-2 Afterward Moses and Aaron went and said to Pharaoh, “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, ‘Let my people go, that they may hold a feast to me in the wilderness.’” (2) But Pharaoh said, “Who is...
Continue ReadingThe Totalitarian Regime of the RASNMore Thoughts on Cain’s Hatred of Abel
1Jn 3:12 We should not be like Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own deeds were evil and his brother's righteous. I recently shared some thoughts on...
Continue ReadingMore Thoughts on Cain’s Hatred of AbelEvil Meant for Good
Gen 50:20 As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today. This Sunday I plan to preach on this verse...
Continue ReadingEvil Meant for GoodRASN’s Regard Others with Contempt
2Co 10:10 For they say, “His letters are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech of no account.” The Apostle Paul's enemies regarded him with contempt. You can hear the sneer in their words here...
Continue ReadingRASN’s Regard Others with ContemptThe Real Source of the RASN’s Demand for our Worship
Rev 13:14 and by the signs that it is allowed to work in the presence of the beast it deceives those who dwell on earth, telling them to make an image for the beast that was wounded by the sword...
Continue ReadingThe Real Source of the RASN’s Demand for our WorshipThe Haughty Will be Laid Low
Isa 14:3-19 When the LORD has given you rest from your pain and turmoil and the hard service with which you were made to serve, (4) you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon: “How the oppressor...
Continue ReadingThe Haughty Will be Laid LowIf you are in Christ – God is not mad at you
1Jn 4:16-18 So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. (17) By this is love perfected...
Continue ReadingIf you are in Christ – God is not mad at youYour Motives are Always Evil According to the Wicked
1Co 2:11 For who knows a person's thoughts except the spirit of that person, which is in him? So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. Wicked people operate from evil motives which proceed...
Continue ReadingYour Motives are Always Evil According to the WickedBeing Hated Does Not Mean You are Wrong
Act 14:19-22 But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and having persuaded the crowds, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead. (20) But when the disciples gathered about him, he rose up...
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